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enhttp://ripr.org/feeds/term/381/rss.xmlHPV Vaccination Rates 72%; Religious Exemptions Up http://ripr.org/post/hpv-vaccination-rates-72-religious-exemptions
<p>About 72% of seventh graders got the HPV vaccination, according to preliminary data from the state health department. The&nbsp;HPV vaccine was a new requirement for this school year, and it generated complaints from some parents.</p>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:23:34 +0000Kristin Gourlay59729 at http://ripr.orgHPV Vaccination Rates 72%; Religious Exemptions Up Mattiello Will Oppose Reversing HPV Vaccine Requirementhttp://ripr.org/post/mattiello-will-oppose-reversing-hpv-vaccine-requirement
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">An advocacy group opposing the new </span>HPV<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> vaccine requirement for seventh graders is raising money to bring the fight to the state capital. The</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">ir efforts may hit a roadblock.</span></p>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:01:36 +0000Kristin Gourlay56636 at http://ripr.orgMattiello Will Oppose Reversing HPV Vaccine RequirementHPV Vaccine Mandate Draws Protests; Health Dept. Continues Public Meetingshttp://ripr.org/post/hpv-vaccine-mandate-draws-protests-health-dept-continues-public-meetings
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Protestors are asking the state health department to abolish the requirement that all seventh&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">graders receive the </span>HPV<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> vaccine, which can prevent cervical and other kinds of cancers. Parents can request an exemption. But&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">the groups say they’re still opposed to the mandate. The health department has <a href="http://www.health.ri.gov/immunization/about/hpv/">added additional community meeting dates</a> to respond to public concerns.</span></p><p>Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:19:59 +0000Kristin Gourlay55314 at http://ripr.orgHPV Vaccine Mandate Draws Protests; Health Dept. Continues Public MeetingsHPV Vaccine Required For 7th Graders This Fallhttp://ripr.org/post/hpv-vaccine-required-7th-graders-fall
<p>Beginning this fall, all seventh graders in Rhode Island must receive the first dose of the HPV vaccine. The vaccine is already widely used, although some parents object.</p><p>HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection. In most cases it just goes away, but in others it can cause cervical and other kinds of cancer. The <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/vacc-specific/hpv.html">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend routine vaccination </a>for boys and girls around 11 years old.</p>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:22:41 +0000Kristin Gourlay54465 at http://ripr.orgHPV Vaccine Required For 7th Graders This FallTimely Approval For New Meningitis Vaccine; Controlling An Outbreakhttp://ripr.org/post/timely-approval-new-meningitis-vaccine-controlling-outbreak
<p>Three strains of meningococcal bacteria - the critters that can cause meningitis - circulate and cause disease in the U.S. Until recently, we only had vaccines to protect against two of them. But in October 2014, the FDA approved a new vaccine for the strain known as serogroup B; on January 23rd, the agency approved a second vaccine for serogroup B, this one requiring just two doses, rather than three.</p>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:34:49 +0000Kristin Gourlay46750 at http://ripr.orgTimely Approval For New Meningitis Vaccine; Controlling An OutbreakMeasles Resurgence Touches RI; Possible ER Exposurehttp://ripr.org/post/measles-resurgence-touches-ri-possible-er-exposure
<p>Health officials say several adults may have been exposed to a person with the measles last weekend. The exposure might have happened in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 22nd in the emergency department at Rhode Island Hospital or later that evening in the emergency department at Roger Williams Hospital. Hospital officials say a man later diagnosed with measles presented&nbsp;at Rhode Island Hospital between 3 and 6 in the morning. He left against medical advice. Around 6 pm that evening he went to Roger Williams Hospital with a worsening fever.Sun, 29 Jun 2014 01:12:52 +0000Kristin Gourlay35956 at http://ripr.orgMeasles Resurgence Touches RI; Possible ER ExposureShould Unvaccinated Kids Stay Home?http://ripr.org/post/should-unvaccinated-kids-stay-home
<p>That depends on your priorities. But first, <strong>here's what's at issue:</strong></p>Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:18:42 +0000Kristin Gourlay28278 at http://ripr.orgShould Unvaccinated Kids Stay Home?Should Flu & HPV Shots Be Required For School Kids?http://ripr.org/post/should-flu-hpv-shots-be-required-school-kids
<p>The state’s health department is considering updates to its immunization policy for school kids from preschool through college. The proposals would require flu shots for kids up to age five and the HPV vaccine for kids entering ninth grade.</p>Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:33:16 +0000Kristin Gourlay28277 at http://ripr.orgVaccines: Are You Hiding In The Herd?http://ripr.org/post/vaccines-are-you-hiding-herd
<p>Herd, as in "herd immunity," the concept being that the majority of vaccinated people protect the minority who aren't vaccinated, a kind of safety-in-numbers for your immune system. But what if the number in the minority starts to creep up?</p>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:51:32 +0000Kristin Gourlay24690 at http://ripr.orgVaccines: Are You Hiding In The Herd?